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Go back in time 10 years... Who is Leonardo DiCaprio? Oh just some teen guy. Kate Winslet? Oh yeah, "Heavenly Creatures". Billy Who? (I know, "The Phantom", but still...). So yeah, a bunch of unknowns (with Kathy Bates and Victor Garber, and a few others, not a lot, Bill Paxton was barely in it, Gloria Stuart too, but this doesn't detract from their performances at all) I doubt the Academy would have picked it based on its cast. If they did/do choose their movies that way, then "L.A. Confidential" would've won. "Pulp Fiction" would've won.

Adrian wrote: Cheddar J. Cheese wrote: And yeah, I really hate that "Chicago" is BP '02, although I haven't seen it, I would say "The Pianist" as well, "Gangs of New York" was a good movie, but it really lacked I found.

Really hard to judge a movie that you haven't seen. (Do yourself a favor and sit down and watch it one night.) Chicago was quite possibly the most perfectly staged musical that I have ever seen (and I'm not particularly fond of musicals as movies).

I know, I just haven't the time, I intend to watch "The Pianist" as soon as I have the time. (and just to clarify, I have seen "Chicago", it is "The Pianist" which I have yet to watch.) I agree, when I saw "GoNY", I thought "Scorsese did THIS?". Far from his best work. It is very well done, but it could've been mounds better. I should probably watch that one again as well.

Annie Hall was a great movie, one of the all-time best films. BUT, I still think either "CE3K" or "SW-IV: ANH" should've tied with it.

It bears repeating if people keep repeating that Star Wars was better.

Cheddar J. Cheese wrote: And yeah, I really hate that "Chicago" is BP '02, although I haven't seen it, I would say "The Pianist" as well, "Gangs of New York" was a good movie, but it really lacked I found.

Really hard to judge a movie that you haven't seen. (Do yourself a favor and sit down and watch it one night.) Chicago was quite possibly the most perfectly staged musical that I have ever seen (and I'm not particularly fond of musicals as movies).

I've never understood the love for The Pianist. I was bored to tears by the movie. I loved Gangs of New York, but it wasn't close to Scorsese's best work.

So then why didn't "L.A. Confidential" win? Kevin Spacey, Russel Crowe, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, etc. "Dreamgirls" will not win Best Picture, I even doubt it will get nominated. Eddie Murphy MAY get nominated for BSA. And "Crash"... Boy, there's a pressured win if I ever saw one. I liked it, but it wasn't BOOM! WOW! like everyone said it was. Although last year was a touchy one, so I won't hold it completly against them.

Oh and Stanton, there are questions made to you (by me mostly ) on some of the Superman threads, they're usually the ones where I've posted last, just in case you missed them

Why are people putting in pics that weren't even nominated? "Alien", as great as it is, wasn't nominated for Best Picture. Nor was "Planet of the Apes" (although it should've been at least nominated). And "The Shining", by far Kubrick's worst film (that I've seen), it is better than a lot of the c**p that vomits out today, but is nowhere near Oscar calibre.

I agree with "GoodFellas" and "Raging Bull" over their respective films. "L.A. Confidential"... Hmmmm, I really think it's a great film, and unless they could've made it a tie, "Titanic" was a feat in cinema (like "Star Wars" in '77) and deserves its place as BP '97. I highly doubt any of you 10 years ago had anything bad to say about it, it's only now that it's "cool" to b***h and moan about it that you do. The same goes for Tom Cruise, but that's another issue.

And yeah, I really hate that "Chicago" is BP '02, although I haven't seen it, I would say "The Pianist" as well, "Gangs of New York" was a good movie, but it really lacked I found.

We've seen this same unfulfilled love story a thousand times over. It's only a novelty because it is two virile cowboys that fall in love. I was bored to tears after the first 30 minutes of the movie.I'm agreeing with Adrian on this one. I have yet to see it and I really want to, but you wouldn't be talking about it as much if it was about a man and a woman, right?

stanton heck wrote: Kevin Smith made coasters out of his Magnolia DVD. (Can't blame him) I also have to day that in 1950 "Sunset Blvd." should of won over "All about Eve"

"Magnolia" is an incredibly intense film with impressive performances from all the actors. It will be remembered long after the Kevin Smith films have faded into the DVD discount bins. Actually, I'm glad to see he has utilized more imagination using his discarded DVDs than his rather forgettable attempts at filmmaking.

I'm glad that I saw Secrets and Lies, but I would never watch it again. A decent movie, but hardly an Oscar winner. To me The English Patient was amazing, especially after reading the novel. It was one of the rare cases where the movie was better than the book.

I don't understand Kevin Smith's dislike for Magnolia. It verges on geeky hyperbol, which as a respected member of filmmaking society, he should really be above...that or the rumors themselves are fanboy hyperbol.

I was with you up untill Mystic River, I really hated that film. I'm also not a very big fan of Dead Poets Society, but it is better than Miss Daisy, my choice stands with the Abyss, for now.

Back in 1999 I totally agreed with the choice of American Beauty for best picture, but the years have not been kind to the film, and though I still think it's pretty great, it really doesn't have the staying power of so many other films released that year (Fight Club, Magnolia, Three Kings, Sixth Sense, Being John Malkovich, Ravenous, etc, etc.).

Adrian, the thing that made Star Wars revolutionary was not it's originality, but its post-modern sensabilities. It's the first major mainstream film that was created strictly in reference to other films, which was something the underground scene had been doing for years. Annie Hall was also post-modern and referencial, but to more modern and Western film movements. Both pictures are true works of art, one just happened to also be "fun" enough that its artistic ambition was overlooked in favor of its spectacle, which in the end, was what made it revolutionary, at least in the eyes of modern Hollywood blockbusters.

Cheddar J. Cheese wrote: Or me, "Beauty and the Beast" was a great movie, and without an animated category back then, it still was better. "Silence of the Lambs" is a very good movie, but unless they could've made it a tie, my vote goes to "Beauty and the Beast". "Annie Hall" was good, but it wasn't as revolutionary in film as "Star Wars IV" or "Close Encounters" was. Also, are we allowed to put in films that weren't nominated?

Actually, neither Star Wars or Close Encounters is really as revolutionary as people make them out to people. Star Wars stole the basic plot outline of Hidden Fortress and was bascially a western in space. Besides the award is for best movie, not necessarily revolutionary. There are some revolutionary movies that weren't necessarily good movies.

I'm a huge Star Wars fan, growing up with it, but there is no way as a piece of art that it comes close to Annie Hall.

Gabe Powers wrote: Those are some pretty popular picks there. I'd say Star Wars over Close Encounters, and I still say Pulp Fiction is only a third of a good film, Forest Gump may not have diserved it, there had to be something else.

Or me, "Beauty and the Beast" was a great movie, and without an animated category back then, it still was better. "Silence of the Lambs" is a very good movie, but unless they could've made it a tie, my vote goes to "Beauty and the Beast". "Annie Hall" was good, but it wasn't as revolutionary in film as "Star Wars IV" or "Close Encounters" was. Also, are we allowed to put in films that weren't nominated?

Gabe Powers wrote: Ok, now I'm curious and I'm looking into it from 1970 to the present, these are my favorites (based on what was nominated and what I have in my collection, I'm sure I missed quite a bit, and I left the one's I agreed with totally blank: 1971: French Connection and Clockwork Orange are a tie for me 1973: Serpico 1974: Chinatown slightly over Godfather 2 1975: This was a tough year, Jaws, Cuckoo's Nest and Dog Day Afternoon? Tough call. 1976: Taxi Driver leaps and bounds over Rocky 1977: Star Wars over Annie Hall, Suspiria as an alternate choice. 1978: Dawn of the Dead 1979: Alien 1980: Raging Bull or Empire Strikes Back as an alternate 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982: ET 1983: Right Stuff 1984: Terminator, Repo Man or Ghostbusters 1985: Brazil 1986: The Fly 1987: Robocop 1988: Akira 1989: The Abyss (I guess) 1990: Goodfellas. of course 1993: Schindler's List eeks out The Nightmare Before Xmas 1994: Heavenly Creatures 1995: City of Lost Children, Dead Man, or Seven 1996: Trainspotting or Fargo 1997: Boogie Nights 1998: Rushmore or Saving Private Ryan 1999: Fight Club 2000: Requiem for a Dream or Crouching Tiger 2001: Fellowship of the Ring 2002: Close call between The Two Towers, Spirited Away and City of God 2003: Absolute tie between The Return of the King and Oldboy, Kill Bill 1 honorable mention 2004: Kill Bill 2 or The Incredables

Ok, now I'm curious and I'm looking into it from 1970 to the present, these are my favorites (based on what was nominated and what I have in my collection, I'm sure I missed quite a bit, and I left the one's I agreed with totally blank: 1971: French Connection and Clockwork Orange are a tie for me 1973: Serpico 1974: Chinatown slightly over Godfather 2 1975: This was a tough year, Jaws, Cuckoo's Nest and Dog Day Afternoon? Tough call. 1976: Taxi Driver leaps and bounds over Rocky 1977: Star Wars over Annie Hall, Suspiria as an alternate choice. 1978: Dawn of the Dead 1979: Alien 1980: Raging Bull or Empire Strikes Back as an alternate 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982: ET 1983: Right Stuff 1984: Terminator, Repo Man or Ghostbusters 1985: Brazil 1986: The Fly 1987: Robocop 1988: Akira 1989: The Abyss (I guess) 1990: Goodfellas. of course 1993: Schindler's List eeks out The Nightmare Before Xmas 1994: Heavenly Creatures 1995: City of Lost Children, Dead Man, or Seven 1996: Trainspotting or Fargo 1997: Boogie Nights 1998: Rushmore or Saving Private Ryan 1999: Fight Club 2000: Requiem for a Dream or Crouching Tiger 2001: Fellowship of the Ring 2002: Close call between The Two Towers, Spirited Away and City of God 2003: Absolute tie between The Return of the King and Oldboy, Kill Bill 1 honorable mention 2004: Kill Bill 2 or The Incredables

Those are some pretty popular picks there. I'd say Star Wars over Close Encounters, and I still say Pulp Fiction is only a third of a good film, Forest Gump may not have diserved it, there had to be something else.

I definitely think that E.T. should have won the Best Picture Oscar in 1980 over Gandhi. The year that I think was the most frustrating was 2000, the year that Gladiator won Best Picture, when 3 very good films weren't even nominated; High Fidelity, The Legend of Bagger Vance and The Wonder Boys.

1939 "Wizard of Oz" over "Gone With the Wind" 1941 "Citizen Kane" over "How Green Was My Valley" 1964 "Dr. Strangelove" over "My Fair Lady" 1971 "A Clockwork Orange" over "The French Connection" 1977 Either "Star Wars IV" or "Close Encounters" 1981 "Raiders of the Lost Ark" over "Chariots of Fire" 1982 "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" over "Ghandi" 1991 "Beauty and the Beast" over "Silence of the Lambs" 1995 "Apollo 13" over "Braveheart" 2004 "The Aviator" over "Million Dollar Baby"

I agree with "Saving Private Ryan", robbed... And if I may... 2005 "Munich" over "Brokeback Mountain"